Personal Finance

We did not master all of our tasks last week. This is the week that we will use to tie up loose ends. To accomplish our goals this week you will have to do the following:

ØComplete our study of the History of Banking

ØDiscuss the Case Study

ØLearn about the Federal Reserve districts

ØFinish the presentations on the bankers

ØLearn about Ben Bernanke

ØParticipate in the weekly current events

ØDo the homework required to accomplish our goals

If you do all of these tasks then we will have met our goals. We will review these goals at the end of the week to see if we have met them. If we have not then, we as a group will decide what adjustments we need to make. If you have any questions or comments please let me know.

We are about to begin our first full week of Personal Finance. Last week we mastered all of our tasks. This week we are going to begin learning about the American Banking system. To accomplish our goals this week you are going to have to do the following:

·Look up the history of banking

·Answer the questions about banking

·Participate in the group discussion about banking

·Identify the prominent leaders of the banking industry

·Participate in the weekly current events

·Do the homework required to accomplish our goals

If you do all of these tasks then we will have met our goals. We will review these goals at the end of the week to see if we have met them. If we have not then, we as a group will decide what adjustments we need to make. If you have any questions or comments please let me know.

Welcome to Personal Finance! This is the second year that this course has been offered. Your input on the topics is going to be very important. Your feedback will help shape the course for the following year. Each week you will receive a “Looking Forward” that will list the tasks and activities that you are to master. Each week you will be able to access this information on my webpage on the schools web site. To accomplish our goals this week you will have to do the following:

·Definepersonal finance

·Define financial literacy

·Define your financial goals

·Review the Case Study

·Participate in the weekly current event

·Do the homework required to accomplish our goals

If you do all of these tasks then we will have met our goals. We will review these goals at the end of the week to see if we have met them. If we have not then, we as a group will decide what adjustments we need to make. If you have any questions or comments please let me know.

We have many tasks to master this week. We are going to
finish our unit on insurance with your presentations. We shall take a look at
Consumer Awareness. To accomplish our goals you will have to do the following:

·Finish your insurance report

·Do your insurance presentation to the class

·Complete the Essential Questions and vocabulary

·Look at the packet on Consumer Awareness

·Participate in the weekly current events

·Do the homework required to accomplish our goals

If you do all of these tasks then we will have
met our goals. We will review these goals at the end of the week to see if we
have met them. If we have not; then we as a group will decide what adjustments
we need to make. If you have any questions or comments please let me know.

Welcome back! We are on the downhill
run! Before we finish the school year we have many tasks to master. This week
we are going to continue our work on budgeting. To accomplish our goals this
week you will have to do the following:

·Complete the
packet on budgeting

·Set up your “graduation
budget”

·Review the
vocabulary on budgeting

·Complete the math
problems on budgeting and cash flows

·Participate in
the weekly current events

·Do the homework
necessary to accomplish ourgoals

If you do all of these tasks then we will have
met our goals. We will review these goals at the end of the week to see if we
have met them. If we have not; then we as a group will decide what adjustments
we need to make. If you have any questions or comments please let me know.

We have had ambitious plans
for the past two weeks. We need to finish our tasks this week. Last Friday the
group decided to address the consumer questions this week. To accomplish our
goals this week you will have to do the following:

·Bit, Stevie and
Gus report on your government agencies

·Learn to set
goals

·Learn to make
decisions

·Complete the
“Trade Center” discussion

·Work on the
consumer questions

·Participate in
the weekly current events

·Do the homework
required to accomplish our goals

If you do all of these tasks then we will have
met our goals. We will review these goals at the end of the week to see if we
have met them. If we have not; then we as a group will decide what adjustments
we need to make. If you have any questions or comments please let me know.

We did not complete our unit
on credit. This week we will try to complete the unit. To accomplish our goals
this week you will have to do the following:

·Share the
information on your consumer agency

·Review the
vocabulary

·Participate in
the question and answer session

·Work on the “Must
Do’s”

·Review your stock
portfolio

·Participate in
the weekly current events

·Do the homework
required to accomplish our goals

If you do all of these tasks then we will have
met our goals. We will review these goals at the end of the week to see if we
have met them. If we have not; then we as a group will decide what adjustments
we need to make. If you have any questions or comments please let me know.

We did not master all of our
tasks last week. We need to complete some of the Essential Questions from the
week of February 27. To accomplish our goals this week you will have to do the
following:

·Name three
signals of a recession

·Describe fiscal
policy

·Describe monetary
policy

·Read the business
section of the Wall Street Journal

·Participate in
the stock market game

·Participate in
the weekly current events

·Research media
oligopolies and write a report about them

·Do the homework
required to accomplish our goals

If you do all of these tasks then we will have
met our goals. We will review these goals at the end of the week to see if we
have met them. If we have not; then we as a group will decide what adjustments
we need to make. If you have any questions or comments please let me know.

Welcome Back! We have spent the last three weeks learning about the history of banking. This week we are going to begin learning about the role of government in our society. We will learn about how our choices determine how money is distributed. To accomplish our goals this week you will have to do the following:

üComplete the Essential Questions for this week

üComplete at least one of the extra projects

üDefine scarcity

üParticipate in the Stock Market Game

üParticipate in the weekly current events

üFinish the movie review

üDo the homework required to accomplish our goals

If you do all of these tasks then we will have met our goals. We will review these goals at the end of the week to see if we have met them. If we have not; then we as a group will decide what adjustments we need to make. If you have any questions or comments please let me know.